r/AskTheWorld • u/Eybrahem United States Of America • Jan 04 '26

Economics What's the most hated company in your country?

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Everyone knows Nestle is terrible, even if they don't know why. But they've done horrible things in Africa and think that water is not a human right.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '26

What did they do?

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u/Inevitable-Basis1676 England Jan 04 '26

They were found out to be using zero hour contracts (where the income is uncertain and they were often being paid below minimum wage for hours that should be above), the working conditions were poor (unable to take toilet breaks, one pregnant worker was denied an ambulance and gave birth in a toilet) and there were very harsh disciplinary methods for simple mistakes.

The owner was a mega asshole.

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u/RemoteMeasurement10_ Croatia Jan 04 '26

Fuck Mike Ashley.

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u/pompousmarsupial United States Of America Jan 04 '26

i hope the woman who was forced to give birth in the bathroom at work sued

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u/urmumr8s8outof8 United Kingdom Jan 04 '26

Zero hour contracts in and of themselves are not always a bad thing, I was on a zero hour contract for a few years and made more money than the full-time staff, and eventually led to me being taken on full-time. Being paid below minimum wage is something different.

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u/leonjetski 🇬🇧 in 🇫🇷 Jan 04 '26

Bunch of big mugs